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BYS 19-20 - SAILING INSTRUCTIONS FINAL


SAILING INSTRUCTIONS 2019 - 2020

BLAIRGOWRIE YACHT SQUADRON

The notation ‘(DP)’ in a rule in the NoR or SI means that the penalty for a breach of that rule may, at the

discretion of the protest committee, be less than disqualification.

1 VALIDITY

1.1 These Sailing Instructions (SI) are valid from 1 October 2019 until 30 September 2020 for club

racing conducted by Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

1.2 A boat is only eligible for entry into any individual race (even if that race is part of a series) if

the skipper and all crew are current financial members of BYS or, at the time of the race, are

in compliance with the BYS Visitor Policy as amended from time to time. It is the

responsibility of the skipper to be aware of the BYS Rules, By-Laws and Policies, and that their

crew is in compliance.

1.3 Reference made in these instructions to Keelboats shall include Trailable Yachts.

1.4 Special Sailing Instructions may be issued for individual races. These will be posted by 2000

hours on the day before they will take effect.

2 RULES

2.1 The 2019/2020 season will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing,

prescriptions and special regulations of Australian Sailing (AS) and BYS Sailing Instructions (SI).

2.2 All boats shall comply with the Rules and By-Laws of BYS. Where there is an inconsistency

between the Rules and By-Laws of BYS and these Sailing Instructions, the Rules and By-Laws of

BYS shall prevail.

2.3 All boats shall comply with the requirements of the State Legislation and local authorities,

particularly with respect to the avoidance of commercial shipping.

2.4 The International Rules for Prevention of Collision at Sea, 1976, apply between sunset and

sunrise replacing the relevant parts of Rules Part 2.

2.5 Keelboats (Excluding Spry Series) - The prescriptions and special regulations of Australian

Sailing (AS) Part 1 Category 6 will apply.

Keelboats (Spry Series) - The prescriptions and special regulations of Australian Sailing (AS)

Part 1 Category 5 will apply.

Off the Beach Boats - The prescriptions and special regulations of Australian Sailing (AS) Part 2

will apply.

ADDRESS 2900 Point Nepean Road Blairgowrie, Victoria 3942

POSTAL ADDRESS PO BOX 13 Blairgowrie, Victoria 3942

TELEPHONE 03 5925 9600

EMAIL [email protected]

WEBSITE www.bys.asn.au

RESULTS http://www.bys.asn.au/results/

RADIO CALL SIGN BLAIRGOWRIE VHF 71 (VHF 82 LONG RACES)

RACE COMMITTEE Head of Sailing Coach & Boating Coordinator PRO (Principal Race Officer). Member of the Sailing Committee Club Captain


2.6 The AMS rules apply.

2.7 Boats competing in Two Handed Races shall have only two persons on board.

2.8 Boats aground. Permission as per RRS 42.3(i) applies

2.9 RRS 52 is amended to permit powered winches

3 NOTICES TO COMPETITORS

3.1 Notices to competitors will be posted on the official notice board(s) located adjacent to the

Junior Lounge.

4 CHANGES TO SAILING INSTRUCTIONS

4.1 Any change to the sailing instructions will be posted before 0900 on the day it will take effect,

except that any change to the schedule of races will be posted by 2000 on the day before it

will take effect.

5 SIGNALS MADE ASHORE

5.1 Signals made ashore will be displayed on the official flagpole adjacent to the main rigging

lawn.

5.2 When flag AP is displayed ashore, ‘1 minute’ is replaced with ‘not less than 30 minutes’ in the

race signal AP.

5.3 When flag Y is displayed ashore, rule 40 applies at all times while afloat.

6 SCHEDULE OF RACES

6.1 The schedule of races is as per the Notice of Race and BYS Program 2019-2020.

7 CLASS FLAGS AND SIGNALS

Division / Class Class Flag Group Club Start Light Flashes

Keelboats DIV A Flag Black / White 1 1

Keelboats DIV B Flag Black / Green 1 1

Keelboats DIV C Flag Black / Yellow 1 1

Sabre Sabre Logo on White 2 2

Laser, Aero, Pacer Laser Logo on White 3 3

Contender Code Flag C 4 4

Mixed Other Code Flag F 4 4

Minnow/ Optimist / Open Bic Minnow Logo on Blue 5 5

Minnow/Optimist Green Minnow Logo on Green

5 5

7.1 Other Flag Signals

Keelboat:

Code Flag K Refers to all Keelboats

Code Flag W On the Wind Start

Code Flag V Inflatable buoy laid to windward of start

Numeral Pennants Course number

Red or Green flag Port or Starboard rounding of inflatable buoy


Off the Beach:

Code Flag Q Refers to all Off the Beach Classes.

Code Flag O On the Wind Start

Numeral Pennants Indicates course number

8 RACING AREA

8.1 The racing area will be on the waters off Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

9 THE COURSES

9.1 The courses are included in the following:

Appendix A Keelboat Courses and On-the-Wind Start procedure

Appendix B Off the Beach Courses

9.2 No later than the warning signal, the Race Committee shall display the course number for the

forthcoming start by displaying the corresponding numeral pennant. This may be flown from

the Start Vessel for an ‘on the wind’ start or from the official flagpole for a club start.

10 MARKS

10.1 Marks are described in Appendix A and B.

11 RESTRICTED AREA

11.1 On the Wind Start – Boats shall not sail through the start and finish line except when starting and/or finishing (DP).

11.2 Club Starts – After starting, boats shall not cross the start/finish line north of the Port

Navigation Pile adjacent to the east of the Blairgowrie Safe Harbour except when finishing.

(DP)

11.3 While racing boats shall pass north of the Port Navigation Pile adjacent to the east of the

Blairgowrie Safe Harbour (DP).

12 THE START – ON THE WIND STARTS

12.1 Off the Beach Races will be started using a 3 minute starting sequence this

changes RRS rule 26. Keelboat Races will be started by using RRS 26.

12.2 The starting line shall be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the committee boat at

the starboard end and the course side of the port end starting mark.

12.3 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the

starting sequence for other races (DP).

12.4 A boat starting later than 10 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start

without a hearing. This changes rule A4.

13 THE START – CLUB STARTS

13.1 The starting line will be between the Day-Glo Orange Post located on the Blairgowrie Yacht

Squadron tower and the course side of BYS 0. When starting, boats shall pass between the

Red Navigation Pile adjacent to the east of the Blairgowrie Safe Harbour and BYS 0.

13.2 Boats whose warning signal has not been made shall avoid the starting area during the

starting sequence for other races (DP).

13.3 A boat starting later than 10 minutes after her starting signal will be scored Did Not Start

without a hearing. This changes rule A4.


Signal Visual Signal Sound Signal

Minutes before the Starting Signal

Start Sequence will commence shortly

Red / Green lights flashing alternately for 4 minutes

Nil 10 minutes

Warning Red lights Division Group White Light (See SI.7) (Flashing)

Nil 5 minutes

Preparatory Green lights Nil 4 minutes

Three minutes 3 White lights Nil 3 minutes

Two minutes 2 White lights Nil 2 minutes

One minute 1 White light Nil 1 minute

Start All lights extinguished (Warning signal for next division may be displayed)

Nil 0

Individual Recall White light chase for 60 seconds* One

General Recall Red light chase for 60 seconds* Two

Postponement Alternating White flashing lights Two

Abandonment Flashing Orange lights (continuous) Nil

* A light chase is a sequence of one then two then three then four lights repeated.

Individual Recall One sound signal shall be given and a white light chase of four lights shall be

displayed from the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron tower for up to 60 seconds. The next group to

start (if any) will be delayed by 60 seconds. This changes RRS 29.1

General Recall Two sound signals shall be given and a red light chase of four lights shall be

displayed from the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron tower for up to 60 seconds. The next group’s

start (if any) will be delayed by 1 minute. The restart for a recalled class or group shall be after

all other classes or groups have had their normal starts. The starting signal of the last

scheduled race shall be the warning signal for the recalled class or group. Should there be

two or more classes or groups recalled, their starts shall be in the scheduled order at 5-minute

intervals. This changes RRS 29.2.

Postponement of a Club Start Postponement of a ‘club start’ shall be signalled by alternating

white flashing lights from the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron tower before the start. These lights

shall be extinguished at least five (5) minutes before the commencement of the start

sequence.

14 CHANGE TO NEXT LEG OF THE COURSE

14.1 Club Starts – Club start courses will not be altered

On the Wind Starts – To change the next leg of the course, the race committee will move the

original mark (or the finishing line) to the new position. This changes RRS 33.

15 SHORTEN COURSE

15.1 Courses may be shortened in accordance with RRS 32.2.

15.2 Club Starts:

Alternatively, the course may be shortened by a Code flag S being flown on or adjacent to a

rounding mark. Two sound signals may be given to the leading boat or group of boats. All

boats having to round that mark shall, after rounding it, then round or pass BYS 1 to starboard

and finish at the finishing line. If a course is shortened at BYS 5 or BYS 6 boats shall pass or

round that mark and then pass So.10 to starboard, BYS 1 to starboard and then finish at the

finishing line. This changes RRS 32.2.


15.3 Keelboat On-the-Wind Starts:

The course may be shortened by a Code Flag S with Division Flag/s flown on or adjacent to

Mark 3. Two sound signals may be given. On rounding Mark C boats in the Division effected

shall proceed to the Finish. See Course drawing. This changes RRS 32.2.

16 THE FINISH

16.1 Club Starts (CS) – for Off-the-Beach and for Keelboat Courses 1 – 25 (excluding Course 10)

The finishing line will be between the Day-Glo Orange Post located on the Blairgowrie Yacht

Squadron tower and the course side of BYS 0. When finishing, boats shall pass between the

Red Navigation Pile adjacent to the east of the Blairgowrie Safe Boat Harbour and BYS 0. Once

a boat has finished it shall not re-cross the finishing line (DP).

16.2 On the Wind Start (OW) – for Off-the-Beach and for Keelboat Course 10

The finishing line will be between a staff displaying an orange flag on the committee boat and

the course side of the finishing mark. Boat displaying blue flag indicates finish boat is on station

17 TIME LIMITS

17.1 Off the Beach

A time limit of two (2) hours applies. Boats failing to finish within 30 minutes after the first

boat sails the course in that division and finishes, will be scored DNF without a hearing. This

changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

If no boat passes the first mark within 60 minutes of the start, the race will be abandoned.

Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress.

For back-to-back racing, the race committee may assign a finishing position to those boats

that have not completed the course to enable the next race to commence. The race

committee has sole discretion to allocate positions. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

17.2 Keelboats

A time limit of 3 ½ hours applies to all races other than Category 5 Long Races and the William

Buckley Trophy. Boats failing to finish within 60 minutes (no limit for long races) after the first

boat in that division sails the course and finishes, will be scored DNF without a hearing. This

changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

If no boat passes the first mark within 60 minutes of the start, the race will be abandoned.

Failure to meet the target time will not be grounds for redress.

Racing shall end at sunset. Boats not finished will score DNF without a hearing. This changes

RRS 35, A4 and A5.

17.3 Twilight Races (Keelboats & OTB)

A time limit of two (2) hours applies to all races starting after 1630 hours. Racing shall end at

sunset. Boats not finished will score DNF without a hearing. This changes RRS 35, A4 and A5.

18 PROTESTS AND REQUESTS FOR REDRESS

18.1 Protest forms are available at the sailing office. Protests and requests for redress or reopening

shall be delivered there within the appropriate time limit.

18.2 For each division, the protest time limit is 60 minutes after the last boat has finished the last

race of the day or the race committee signals no more racing today, whichever is later.

18.3 Notice will be posted no later than 30 minutes after the protest time limit to inform

competitors of hearings in which they are parties or named as witnesses.

18.4 Breaches of instructions 11.1,11.2 12.3, 13.2, 26, 27 and 28 will not be grounds for a protest

by a boat. This changes rule 60.1(a). Penalties for these breaches may be less than

disqualification if the protest committee decides (DP).


18.5 On the last scheduled day of racing a request for reopening a hearing shall be delivered

(a) within the protest time limit if the requesting party was informed of the decision on a

previous day;

(b) no later than 30 minutes after the requesting party was informed of the decision on

that day.

This changes rule 66.

18.6 On the last scheduled day of racing a request for redress based on a protest committee

decision shall be delivered no later than 30 minutes after the decision was posted. This

changes rule 62.2.

19 ARBITRATION

19.1 RRS Appendix T shall apply.

20 SCORING

20.1 To constitute a series at least four boats must have been racing in the series.

20.2 (a) When fewer than four races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

her race scores.

(b) When four to seven races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

her race scores excluding her worst score.

(c) When eight to eleven races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

her race scores excluding her two worst scores.

(d) When twelve or more races have been completed, a boat’s series score will be the total of

her race scores excluding her three worst scores.

20.3 DNC shall be scored as the place equal to the number of boats at the start plus 3. This

changes RRS Appendix A Scoring.

20.4 If a boat changes division during the season, points earned in one division cannot be

transferred to another division.

21 RE-SAILS

21.1 Any abandoned aggregate race shall only be re-sailed if the race is required to constitute the

series. Other trophy races which are abandoned may be re-sailed at the discretion of the

Sailing Committee

22 SAFETY REGULATIONS

22.1 Off the Beach

All skippers shall SIGN ON before racing each day and SIGN OFF at the earliest possible time

after the completion of racing (but not later than the end of protest time). The Sign On/Off

facility will be available outside the Junior Lounge. The skipper of a boat that retires or does

not intend to continue racing is required to SIGN OFF immediately on return to shore. Boats

failing to sign on will be scored DNC without a hearing. Boats failing to sign off 60 minutes

after the last boat has finished the last race of the day or when the race committee signals no

more racing today, whichever is later may be scored DNC without a hearing. This changes rule

63.1, A4 and A5.

22.2 Keelboat

The helmsman or their representative of each competing boat shall SIGN ON and include all

crew member details before racing each day. All boats are required to sign on all their crew

via the MemberPoint app. (MemberPoint > member services > crew sign on). A Sign ON

facility will be available adjacent to the Junior Lounge on the day of racing.

22,3 Failure to comply with this requirement will result in a penalty with the boat’s race score

being increased by 5 points, but not worse than the score for DSQ. All other boats’ scores will

remain the same. This changes RRS Rule 63.1 and appendix A.


22.4 Any boat that fails to meet this requirement more than three times in this Series is subject to a protest by the Race Committee.

22.5 A boat that retires from a race shall notify the race committee as soon as possible.

22.6 Anchors shall not be carried forward of the stem or with any part outboard, except when

anchoring (DP)

23 REPLACEMENT OF CREW OR EQUIPMENT

23.1 Keelboats – The crew list of all keelboats racing shall be updated for their crew on board prior

to the first warning signal. Failure to update the crew list may result in the boat being scored

DNC for all races on that day. This changes rule 63.1, A4 and A5.

23.2 Substitution of damaged or lost equipment and changes to sail number shall be authorised by

the race committee. Requests for substitution shall be made to the Sailing Office at the first

reasonable opportunity.

23.3 Failure to notify the PRO or Sailing Office of a change of sail number will result in a DNC

without a hearing. This changes rule 63.1

24 ROSTERED DUTY AND AVERAGE POINTS

24.1 Crew rostered for duty on the BYS Roster shall be ineligible to enter for a race unless

appropriate volunteer substitutions have been made prior to that race. Penalty of DNC shall

be applied to any boat on which rostered crew have sailed who have not had appropriate

volunteer substitution authorized by the PRO.

24.2 A boat that does not race because the majority of its crew are rostered for duty on a race day

AND also signs on stating ‘DUTY’ shall be awarded points equal to the average of all of the

points awarded in the series.

24.3 In any one season average points may be awarded for a maximum of two (2) race days.

24.4 A boat competing in a major event for that class (such as a state, national championships or a

major event) may be awarded average points equal to the average of the best three of the

points awarded in the series. Prior to the event skippers must apply in writing to the BYS

Sailing Committee.

25 EQUIPMENT AND MEASUREMENT CHECKS

25.1 A boat or equipment may be inspected at any time for compliance with the class rules, AS

Special Regulations and sailing instructions. On the water, a boat may be instructed by a race

committee equipment inspector to proceed immediately to a designated area for inspection.

26 EVENT ADVERTISING

26.1 Boats shall display event advertising supplied by the organising authority as required.

27 SUPPORT BOATS

27.1 Team leaders, coaches and other support personnel shall stay 200m outside areas where

boats are racing from the time of the preparatory for the first class to start until all boats have

finished or retired or the race committee signals a postponement, general recall or

abandonment.

28 TRASH DISPOSAL

28.1 Trash may be placed aboard support or official boats.

29 RADIO COMMUNICATION


29.1 Except in an emergency, a boat that is racing shall not make voice or data transmissions and

shall not receive voice or data communication that is not available to all boats (DP).


30 PRIZES

30.1 Prizes may be awarded as follows: Line Honours Keelboat

1st place at least 3 boats racing

2nd place at least 4 boats racing

3rd place at least 6 boats racing

Trophies shall be awarded either on the day of the race or at the BYS annual presentation event.

31 KEELBOAT DIVISION CHAMPIONS

31.1 At the end of the summer season club champions will be named, Refer to Notice of Race.

32 DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY

32.1 Competitors participate in BYS Club Races entirely at their own risk. See rule 4, Decision to

Race. Competitors are responsible for the seaworthiness of a boat whose entry is accepted

and for the sufficiency and adequacy of its equipment. Neither BYS, their servants and

volunteers shall accept liability or responsibility whatsoever for death or any personal or

material injury or damage sustained by a participant before, during or after a race or series of

races.

33 GALE WARNING

33.1 If a gale warning for Port Phillip issued by the Bureau of Meteorology is still current at 9am on

any race day all sailing shall be abandoned. A Notice to Competitors will be published.

33.2 If a morning race is scheduled and the weather looks threatening, you may wish to check the

Bureau of Meteorology forecast early in the day. If the BoM early morning forecast contains a

Gale Warning, racing will be abandoned. The BYS Race Office may advise competitors by SMS

if racing is to be abandoned. The BoM issues local and coastal forecasts early each day with

warnings updated at least every 6 hours..

33.3 The BoM marine forecast and warnings can be located at:

• www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye (go to VIC>Marine Services>Port Phillip)

• ‘BOM’ mobile phone APP – click on ‘!’ at top right for warnings.

• ‘MelbWinds’ phone APP – click on ‘wind forecast’ and scroll down to see time issued.

• Phone 1900 926 110 for forecast, OR, 1300 659 210 for warnings.

• Radio: VHF Ch 67

34 INSURANCE

34.1 Each participating boat shall be insured with valid third-party liability insurance with a

minimum cover of $10,000,000 per incident or the equivalent.

35 RESULTS

35.1 Results will be published online at www.bys.asn.au.

http://www.bom.gov.au/australia/meteye

http://www.bys.asn.au/

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